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Inmate fights to keep conjugal visits

A Mississippi prison inmate is asking a federal judge--- to let him "keep" getting conjugal visits.

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Updated: 6:18 PM CST Dec 23, 2013

Inmate fights to keep conjugal visits

A Mississippi prison inmate is asking a federal judge--- to let him "keep" getting conjugal visits.

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Updated: 6:18 PM CST Dec 23, 2013

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WEBVTT A STATE PRISON INMATE IS ASKINGA FEDERAL JUDGE--- TO LET HIM"KEEP" GETTING CONJUGAL VISITS.16 WAPT'S SCOTT SIMMONS SHOWS US"HOW"-- HE'S TAKING LEGALACTION.THESE WOMEN SAY THERE'S NO TAXPAYER MONEY WHEN THEY HAVERELATIONS THEIR HUSBANDS SERVINGTIME BEHIND BARS. SCOTT SIMMONS:DO YOU THINK THERE IS A BIG COSTFACTOR INVOLVED? KELLYMUSCOLINO/INMATE'S WIFE: NO NOTAT ALL THE SHEETS AND PILLOWCASES AND TOWELS WE RECEIVE AREMADE BY INMATES,. THESEFACILITIES WE ARE BEING TAKEN TOARE FORMER LOCK DOWN FACILITIES.KELLY MUSCOLINO MARRIED HERHUSBAND MICHAEL AFTER HE STARTEDSERVING A 20-YEAR SENTENCE FORARMED ROBBERY. M-D-O-CCOMMISSIONER CHRIS EPPS SAYS HEWILL END THEIR CONJUGAL VISITSAMONG OTHER REASONS, CLAIMINGIT'S TOO COSTLY. KELLYMUSCOLINO/INMATE'S WIFE: THESEARE NOT HOTELS! ANGELA DANIELS:THESE ARE REGULARLY SCHEDULEDGUARDS THAT TAKE US TO OURCONJUGAL VISITS AND BREAK USBACK IN AN HOUR. THEY AREALREADY PAID BY THE STATE FORTHEIR REGULAR DUTIES. MUSCOLINOAND ANGELA DANIELS ARE 2 OF MORETHAN 150 SPOUSES WHO GET ONE ONONE TIME WITH HUSBANDS OR WIVESBEHIND BARS IN MISSISSIPPI...DANIELS' HUSBAND - JEHOIKEEMMULAZEEM -- FILED PAPERS LASTWEEK TO STOP M-DOC FROM TAKINGAWAY HIS INTIMATE TIME WITH HISWIFE. SCOTT SIMMONS/REPORTING:THE INMATE-FILED BRIEF FILED INFEDERAL COURT SEEKS A TEMPORARYRESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST THEDEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS ANDIT'S PLANNED END OF THE CONJUGALVISIT POLICY. MDOC SAYS ITHASN'T SEEN THE BRIEF AND IT'SPLAN IS STILL TO END THAT POLICYIN FEBRUARY. MULA-ZEEM CLAIMSTHE CENTURY OLD POLICY HASN'TBEEN CHANGED BY LAWMAKERS. HEWRITES , "MR. EPPS ISENDEAVORING TO SNEAK THROUGH THEBACK DOOR AND TAKE CONJUGALVISITS AWAY FROM THE INMATES".CHRIS EPPS/MDOC COMMISSIONER:AND SO THAT IS JUST PART OFHOPEFULLY NOT COMING TO PRISON.MDOC COMMISSIONER CHRIS EPPSSAYS ITS NOT A LAW THAT INMATESRECEIVE CONJUGAL VISITS. KELLYMUSCOLINO/INMATE'S WIFE: WE FEELTHE BENEFITS OF THE PROGRAM DOOUTWEIGH THE COSTS. THEY AREHOPING A FEDERAL JUDGE ANDEVENTUALLY LAWMAKERS WILL LETTHE STATE REMAIN ONE OF ONLY SIXSTATES IN THE NATION THAT ALLOW

Inmate fights to keep conjugal visits

A Mississippi prison inmate is asking a federal judge--- to let him "keep" getting conjugal visits.